Research

My dissertation examines the grounds of parsimony and its implications for first-order epistemological issues, including skepticism and the rationality of conspiracy theories. In social and political philosophy, I study how epistemic concepts intersect with politics, with special attention to phenomena such as indoctrination and misinformation. I also write on AI, such as the structure of artificial consciousness and the ethics of using human-generated content for training data.

 

Publications​

• Brute Fact Parsimony

       Philosophical Studies (forthcoming) ​

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• The Right to Restrict AI Training

       Philosophy and Technology (forthcoming)​

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• Conceptual Misinformation

       Synthese, 2025

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Under Review & In Progress (selected)

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• A paper arguing that the analogy to the use of parsimony in science fails to vindicate its use in philosophy.

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• A paper arguing that conspiracy theories incur a theoretical cost in virtue of postulating hidden evidence.

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• A paper arguing that when supplemented with a plausible principle of parsimony, the skeptical challenge intensifies into an argument for outright denial that the external world exists.

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• A paper arguing that under conditions of widespread indoctrination, the results of an otherwise free and fair election are illegitimate.

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